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Are You a Good Setter?

In volleyball, the setter plays a critical role coordinating the team's offense and directing which teammate will actually attack the ball for the score. We also have setters in working relationships. Example:

A local association asked me to speak at an upcoming luncheon and I accepted. After providing marketing copy for my talk, I was surprised to discover the actual event promo substantially modified it without my input.

It's tough to hit the ball when it's been set somewhere different than what was expected.

Partnerships and teamwork involve positioning our colleagues for the win, setting them up to score, and real-time communication of strategy for the next play. Otherwise you have only uncoordinated efforts that are unlikely to produce the desired results.

I once did many things for many people: strategy, speaking, program development, workshop design and more. While on extended sabbatical writing "Say Yes Less" and "A Manifesto for Macro-Management" I still do a limited number of keynotes and extended length workshops on facilitation and other core leadership topics.